Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 13 km SE of Bantay, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Bantay, Philippines on Mon, Aug 6, 1990, 11:29 AM GMT+8 (03:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 10 km W of Busilak, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1990-08-06 03:29:01 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.337° N, 120.831° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.710 km W of Busilak, Philippines · 13193 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.86 km WNW of Tabuk, Philippines · 13193 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 5.330 km W of Darapidap, Philippines · 13184 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.66 km N of Sigay, Philippines · 13166 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13165 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.319 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13159 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.74 km S of Barlig, Philippines · 13150 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.22 km W of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13198 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.910 km SW of Pasil, Philippines · 13200 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.98 km NNE of Bontoc, Philippines · 13201 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 4.717 km NNE of Conner, Philippines · 13202 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.23 km NE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13204 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 5.66 km S of Loacan, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.78 km ESE of Ambuclao, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 5.310 km NW of Busilak, Philippines · 13212 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 5.111 km SW of Pasil, Philippines · 13215 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 5.613 km WNW of Busilak, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 5.25 km ESE of Topdac, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.92 km S of Topdac, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 5.112 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13216 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.33 km SW of Tuao, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 5.020 km N of Besao, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 6.514 km NNW of Salinas, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 5.08 km W of Pasil, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 4.418 km SE of Bantay, Philippines · 13217 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 4.40 km SSW of Balbalan, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 4.87 km NNW of Bontoc, Philippines · 13218 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004d0v. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.